It’s a camry. Thanks mostly to you guys for talking her into it. She read all of your suggestions and settled on the Camry. She drove a couple of them over a couple weekends but they didn’t have sunroofs, and she really wanted a sunroof. Then, out of the blue a dealer said he had the car for her. How awesome. Mom had a great time reading your comments and I think she even e-mailed a few of you. Hope that was okay.
Mom works at a place called “The Design Firm” which is an interior design shop in Houston. She runs their books and loves the place. Her boss is having the car waxed as a congratulation gift for getting rid of the old boat.
Okay, the specifics:
2005 Toyota Camry
40,000 miles
Leather interior (pretty cool, eh?) power everything and a six disc cd changer. Mom was also excited because it had an 8-track. Mom, do you mean a cassette player? Yes, you know, one of those, she said.
She got it from a dealer and paid a little more for it than I was comfortable with, but certainly didn’t get ripped off. When I buy a car I lowball people and usually end up taking the bus home. But they were good to her and got it all fixed up and the price wasn’t bad.
I should also tell you that this is the first time my mother has bought a car. She’s about to hit retirement age, but has never bought a car with her own money. All the other cars were gifts from people. She said she felt like an adult. How cool?
So thanks for all the advice. Mom was very concerned she wouldn’t please everybody, which I thought was sweet. But ultimately she pleased herself! Great car, mom. I’ll race you next time I’m in town.
